Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-11-01
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CYNTHIA CLEVELAND S BOOK.

A Romance Made up of Dakota and
Michigan Charaeters-suDprassed
Because OF it's Personalities.
Washington special: The Capitol OF
this morning makes some references to
the book which has just been published
by a Detroit firm entitled "See-Saw, OF
OWL Service in the Departmental" ano
states that q private dispatch from De-
troit received last night says the pub
lishers have been alarmed by threats OF
libel suits and have decided to suppress
the edition aud call IN As many as pos.
sible of the copies sent to dealers. The
author OF the book is Miss Cynthia
Cleveland, q clerk in the sixth suditor's
office of the treasury department and a
full cousin to President Cleveland. Miss
Cynthia promises to be even more an
noyiDg to the president IN her literary
ventures han Miss Rose Elizabeth. The
presidents sister, was. There was nothing
striking about the book except that the
secret personal relations as we'll as tho
character OF certain individuals is so fsish.
fully portrayed thai they were at once
recognized by their acquaintance. As
1t has been deciphered, 1t is asserted that
I u FAfi0sb VI tAo Pto"y WhooO aDttLko u5
name is Colonel Ralph Winston, ia
really Governor Swineford of ALASKA,
while the other characters also have
their living representatives among the
public men of this city, and of Michigan
and Dakota, where the scene IS laid.
The work is autubiographical in it's ma
ture, and describes how the heroine, who
is also the authoress, became possessed
~ opnufAarn hia rnlttioa1 snFnapoa uar
affections were won by Mr.. Swineford,
and she uses all her influence to secure
this confirmation OF his nomination to
the office OF governor of Alaska which he
now holds. The book makes mention
OF the fact that serious charges had been
made against Mr.. Swineford while
his nomination was pending be-
fore the senate, and, but
for the assistance of Miss
Cleveland, his rejection would haye
been certain. These charges are under
stood to have been to the effect that,
while he was o commissioner of the New
Orleans exposition IN 1S84.5, Mr.. SWINE
ford's accounts were found to be in q
somewhat muddled condition. Miss
Cleveland, believing that this was en-
tirely due to his unbusiness like manner
of his affairs, and not to any intentional
wrong doing on his part, felt justified in
urging his confirmation, not withstand
ing cheese charges. AS a result of her
efforts, Swineford was made governor OF
Alaska. Then he married some other
woman and sent o letter to Miss Cleve-
land, thanking her for her efforts on his
behalf and offering to secure for her
testimonials, etc, To this business like
letter she replied in o heart rendinp
epistle, which is given almost verbatim
on page lob of the book. Miss Cleve-
land, the author, In personal appear
anoe, bears a close resemblance to Miss
Rose Elizabeth Cleveland. She has
reached middle age, and her hair is
tlnged with gray. She is a stong minded
aggressive woman, and her determined
face indicates this trait OF her character,
She has been a temperance advocate
through Michigan and Dakota and at
tanned considerable power and influence
IN the latter territory. She ia said to be
capable of making o splendid speech
and has frequently taken the atump in
her efforts Tor her favorite cause. Dur
ing the last presidential campaign she
was IN enthusiastic democrat and took
the stump for Cleveland, not merely, as
she said because OF his relationship to
her, but because she desired the success
of the democratic party. She has been
denounced rs q. crank, but she j star from
that. She is remarkably sslf-possessed
and in every way 8 lady OF more than or
binary intelligence. In the government
service she has absolutely RETAINED
from making capital out of her kinship
to the president. Miss Cleveland, while
refnaing to be interviewed, is said by her
intimate friends to be much dismayed
at the effect the publication OF her book
has produced. While not admitting that
the Colonel Ralph Winston % her novel
is really Governor Swineford, Of Alaska,
she says the STORY was not written in any
spirit of revenge. but she believed that
it contained enough elements of interest
to make 1t acceptable to the reading
public, and she hoped TO conceal its
autobiographicsl nature by publishing
il anonymously. The friends OF Gov
ernor Swineford in Michigan are say
ing q number of ugly things about Miss
Cleveland, but the governor himself mas
NOT yet been heard from.